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Extract from the Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri Travel Guides:
The resort of
PORTO AZZURRO
was heavily fortified by Philip III of Spain in 1603. Today his fortress is the island's prison; a walk round the outer ramparts brings you to a shop selling crafts made by the inmates. The town's small, pretty old quarter, closed to traffic, centres on bustling
Via d'Alarcon
. Choice of the lacklustre
hotels
is
Belmare
, Banchina IV Novembre 21 (tel 0564.95.012, fax 0565.958.245,
belmare@ elbalink.it
; L90,000-120,000/?46.48-61.98). The
Arrighi
campsite
north of town at Barbarossa (tel 0565.95.56... read the whole Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri Travel Guides...
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